UPM convocation to be held under strict SOP from Jan 8, says vice-chancellor


SERDANG: A total of 5,695 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) graduates in various disciplines will receive their scrolls at the 44th convocation ceremony to be held physically under strict standard operating procedures (SOP).

UPM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Roslan Sulaiman (pic) said among the SOP that will be implemented for the duration of the six-day convocation ceremony, beginning on Saturday (Jan 8), was that only 900 graduates would be allowed into the main hall of the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Arts and Cultural Centre at UPM, which has a seating capacity of 4,000.

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